The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is David Bowie's landmark 1972 concept album that tells the story of his androgynous alien rock-star alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums in rock history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 2 |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Context triple: [David Bowie, notableWork, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]
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A.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
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B.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a late, enigmatic stage play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, guilt, and complicity through fragmented dialogue and unsettling power dynamics between two characters.
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C.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction crime drama television series that serves as a sequel to Life on Mars, following a modern-day detective who finds herself transported back to the 1980s.
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D.
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols" is the Sex Pistols’ landmark 1977 debut album, widely regarded as one of the most influential and defining records in punk rock history.
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E.
Acid Queen
"Acid Queen" is a 1975 rock album by Tina Turner that showcases her powerful vocals through a mix of rock covers and songs inspired by The Who’s rock opera "Tommy."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Target entity description: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is David Bowie's landmark 1972 concept album that tells the story of his androgynous alien rock-star alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums in rock history.
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A.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
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B.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a late, enigmatic stage play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, guilt, and complicity through fragmented dialogue and unsettling power dynamics between two characters.
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C.
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes is a British science fiction crime drama television series that serves as a sequel to Life on Mars, following a modern-day detective who finds herself transported back to the 1980s.
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D.
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols" is the Sex Pistols’ landmark 1977 debut album, widely regarded as one of the most influential and defining records in punk rock history.
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E.
Acid Queen
"Acid Queen" is a 1975 rock album by Tina Turner that showcases her powerful vocals through a mix of rock covers and songs inspired by The Who’s rock opera "Tommy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtBy | Terry Pastor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the greatest albums of all time
ⓘ
one of the most influential rock albums ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentalist |
Mick Ronson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mick Woodmansey NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Bolder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Aladdin Sane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hunky Dory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Five Years
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hang On to Yourself NERFINISHED ⓘ It Ain’t Easy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonage Daydream NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Star ⓘ Starman NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffragette City NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziggy Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ziggy Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Ziggy Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Moonage Daydream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide NERFINISHED ⓘ Starman NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffragette City NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziggy Stardust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
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The Spiders from Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographyBy | Brian Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972-06-16 ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1971
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1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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androgyny ⓘ apocalypse ⓘ fame ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Description of subject: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is David Bowie's landmark 1972 concept album that tells the story of his androgynous alien rock-star alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums in rock history.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
this entity surface form:
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars